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Six more die of hunger in Gaza, UN trucks make fuel delivery

Brazil commits to supporting SA’s anti-corruption agenda

Brazil’s Marcelo Pontes, from the Office of the Comptroller General, has expressed his country’s strong commitment to supporting South Africa’s (SA) leadership of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) .

Former African leaders demand urgent debt relief at G20

Eight former African heads of state and government have signed the Cape Town Declaration, calling for urgent debt relief for nations burdened by crippling debt and reduced borrowing costs for all developing countries.

Nigeria, Egypt join G20 as permanent invitees

At the Gruop of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Cape Town, South Africa (SA), Nigeria and Egypt were officially granted permanent invitee status.  

G20 finance meeting ends without consensus, communique

South Africa (SA) voiced dismay this Thursday that Group of 20 talks it hosted on global economic issues ended without consensus after top officials from several countries skipped it, and delegates remained far apart on issues like climate finance.

Poor indebted countries need collective relief African Leaders

Growing external debt burdens are crippling the world’s poorest countries, a group of former African leaders warned this Thursday as they pushed for a new programme of collective relief from private, bilateral and multilateral creditors.